Rhode Island state Rep. Brian Kennedy, D-Hopkinton, R.I., is now the president of the National Conference of Insurance Legislators.
NCOIL, Troy, N.Y., also has announced the names of other 2008 officers.
The new president-elect is New York state Sen. James Seward, R-Otsego, N.Y.
The other officers are Kentucky state Rep. Robert Damron, D-Nicholasville, Ky., vice president; North Dakota state Rep. George Keiser, R-Bismarck, N.D., secretary; and New Mexico state Sen. Carroll Leavell, R-Jal, N.M., treasurer.